OFFICE OF THE CONTRACTOR-GENERAL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Office of the Contractor-General is the Secretariat for the Contractor-General and the National Contracts Commission. However, both the Contractor-General and the National Contracts Commission are independent, separate and distinct Commissions of Parliament. The Contractor-General is responsible solely for monitoring and investigating the award and implementation of Government contracts, licences and permits and related matters. The Contractor-General does not award, approve, endorse or recommend for award, approval or endorsement any Government contract, licence or permit.
The following contract award recommendations have been endorsed and/or approved by the National Contracts Commission (NCC) during February 2007, for award, under the powers which are reserved to the NCC by Sections 23D(1)(b) & (c) of the Contractor-General Act. These notices of endorsement and/or approval by the NCC do not constitute a confirmation of the actual awards. Government of Jamaica procurement contracts are ultimately awarded by the relevant Ministries or Agencies of Government. Please contact the responsible Ministry or Agency of Government for confirmation of the details of actual contract awards.
DATE	GOVERNMENT AGENCY	CONTRACT DESCRIPTION	CONTRACTOR	CONTRACT VALUE J$ (unless otherwise stated)
07.02.07	International Centre for Environment and Nuclear Science	Procurement of Portable Thermo Niton Analyser	INSTRU-MED INC	US$30,435.00
07.02.07	Ministry of Health	Cricket 2007 Procurement of accident and emergency equipment	SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL SUPPLIES LIMITED	$25,636,430.00
07.02.07	Ministry of Health	Cricket 2007 Procurement of accident and emergency equipment	SUN MEDICO JA. LIMITED	$12,077,010.50
07.02.07	Ministry of Health	Cricket 2007 Procurement of Radio graphic X-Ray processors	JAMAICA ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD.	$15,838,319.17
07.02.07	Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA)	RADA office Building -9 Seaboard Street Falmouth Trelawny	TANKWELD CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.	$34,000,000.00
07.02.07	Post and Telecommunications Department	Waterproofing of roof at Post & Telecommunication on South Camp Road	METRO ROOFING AND CONTRUCTION LTD	$7,348,190.00
07.02.07	Port Authority of Jamaica	Supply of spares for Aids to navigation	AUTOMATIC POWER INC	US$105,952.00
07.02.07	Port Authority of Jamaica	Supply of three (3) only three-tonne Forklifts	JAMAICA INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED	US$101,902.02
07.02.07	Ministry of Housing, Transport, Works and Water	Procure 462 truck tyres for rapid response units	TYRES-R-US LIMITED	$7,733,048.40
14.02.07	Ministry of Housing, Transport, Works and Water	Broadgate Water Supply Bolted Steel Tank contract #ST002	BACCHUS ENGINEERING WORKS LTD.	$9,096,150.00
14.02.07	National Works Agency	Procurement of 500 litres of chemical soil stabilizer (road bond)	MOVERN DEVELOPMENTS LTD.	$21,352,632.00
14.02.07	Port Authority of Jamaica	Financial advisor-lead arranger-for debt restructuring and loan raising	MERRILL LYNCH	US$1,917,500.00
14.02.07	Sugar Industry Authority	Insurance Placement for SIA assets and liabilities	FRASER FONTAINE & KONG LIMITED INSURANCE BROKERS	$4,667,000.00
14.02.07	Development Bank of Jamaica	Upgrading of car park areas	GENERAL PAVING COMPANY LTD.	$5,980,783.00
14.02.07	Ministry of Finance and Planning	Supply of Bulk petroleum products 2006-2007	PETROLEUM COMPANY OF JAMAICA LIMITED	$264,227,650.00
28.02.07	Health Corporation of Jamaica	Variation (Addition): Procure pollution control device	FACULTATIEVE TECHNOLOGIES	US$13,914.64
28.02.07	Ministry of Health	Procurement of Viral Load reagents and supplies	ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION	US$519,000.00
28.02.07	Ministry of Health	Procurement of Viral Load reagents and supplies	ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS DIVISION	US$224,600.00
28.02.07	Ministry of Health	To supply CD4 reagent and consumables for 2008-2009	BECTON & DICKINSON	US$630,000.00
28.02.07	Ministry of Health	To supply CD4 reagent and consumables for 2006-2007	BECTON & DICKINSON	US$82,000.00
28.02.07	Ministry of National Security	To supply security related equipment	_____	US$153,905.00
28.02.07	Ministry of National Security	To supply security related equipment	_____	US$569,382.44
28.02.07	Ministry of National Security	To supply security related equipment	_____	US$419,500.00
28.02.07	National Housing Trust	Supply & Delivery of Reinforcement for Water Works Housing Development	CENTRAL SUPPLIES & CONSTRUCTION	$5,630,236.56
28.02.07	National Housing Trust	Supply and delivery of general construction material for Water Works Housing Development	CENTRAL SUPPLIES & CONSTRUCTION	$12,267,039.59
28.02.07	Statistical Institute of Jamaica	Printing of Agri-census forms and processing of the agri-census forms	XSOMO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED	US$48,000.00
28.02.07	Statistical Institute of Jamaica	Printing of Agri census forms and processing of the agri-census forms	XSOMO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED	$792,000
28.02.07	Port Authority of Jamaica	Supply and commission two (2) three tonne Fork Lift Trucks	INDUSTRIAL & TECHNICAL SUPPLES (JA.) LIMITED	US$68,960.00
28.02.07	Ministry of National Security	To supply security related equipment	_____	US$229,609.69
**24.01.07	Jamaica Cricket 2007 Ltd.	Variation (Addition): Refurbish and upgrade Sabina Park	ASHTROM BUILDING SYSTEMS LTD.	US$6,413,316.00
**31.01.07	Port Authority of Jamaica	Variation (Addition): Paving of container Yard with under ground services, piling for mast lights and ship to shore crane anchorage AT KCT	E PIHL & SONS AS	US$963,910.88

Contracts valued $15,000,000.00 and above are subject to approval by Cabinet.

** Entries that should have been included in the list of endorsed contracts for January 2007

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Contact:	Claudia Williams Communications Officer Office of the Contractor-General 17 Knutsford Boulevard Kingston 5	Phone:	929-6460; 968-8061 (pvt)
Contact:		e-mail:	cwilliams@ocg.gov.jm
Date:	12.03.07